Shelley Winters
Acting
Biography
Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress whose career spanned almost six decades. She appeared in numerous films, and won Academy Awards for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965), and received nominations for A Place in the Sun (1951) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). Other roles Winters appeared in include A Double Life (1947), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Lolita (1962), Alfie (1966), Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), and Pete's Dragon (1977). In addition to film, Winters appeared in television, including a years-long tenure on the sitcom Roseanne, and also authored three autobiographical books.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Shelley Winters
Filmography
Acting (151)
2022
Groucho & Cavettas Self (archive footage)
7.0
2020
My Darling Vivianas Self (archive footage)
7.1
2017
The Fabulous Allan Carras Self (archive footage)
5.0
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas (archive footage)
7.5
2001
George Stevens and His Place In The Sunas Self (archive footage)
7.0
2000
On Cukoras Self
7.0
2000
1999
La bombaas Prof. Summers
5.7
1998
Gideonas Mrs. Willows
6.4
7.5
1996
Valley Girlsas Lady in Truck
1996
The Portrait of a Ladyas Mrs. Touchett
5.9
1995
Heavyas Dolly Modino
6.6
1995
Raging Angelsas Grandma Ruth
2.8
1995
Jury Dutyas Mrs. Collins
4.4
1995
7.0
1995
Backfire!as The Good Lieutenant
3.4
1995
Mrs. Munckas Aunt Monica
6.1
1994
Marlon Brando: The Wild Oneas Self
6.5
1994
The Silence of the Hamsas Mrs. Motel (The Mother)
4.8
1993
The Pickleas Yetta
5.0
1992
Weep No More, My Ladyas Vivian Morgan
4.4
1991
Stepping Outas Mrs. Fraser
5.9
1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Staras Self (archive footage)
7.5
1990
Touch of a Strangeras Lily
8.0
1990
7.3
1990
7.0
1989
An Unremarkable Lifeas Evelyn McEllany
10.0
1988
Purple People Eateras Rita
5.1
1988
Hello Actors Studioas Self
6.7
1986
Very Close Quartersas Galina
9.0
1986
7.4
1986
The Delta Forceas Edie Kaplan
6.0
1986
Witchfireas Lydia
4.0
1985
Déjà Vuas Olga Nabokova
6.2
1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journeyas (archive footage)
5.8
1984
Ellieas Cora Jackson
4.4
1984
Over the Brooklyn Bridgeas Becky
5.1
1983
6.7
1983
Do It Debbie's Wayas Self
10.0
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
1983
Fanny Hillas Mrs. Cole
5.5
1981
S.O.B.as Eva Brown
6.0
1981
Loopingas Carmen
4.5
1979
The Magician of Lublinas Elzbieta
4.7
1979
City on Fireas Nurse Andrea Harper
5.1
1979
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in Julyas Crystal (voice)
6.4
1979
The Visitoras Jane Phillips
5.3
1979
Bringing A Legend To Lifeas Herself
1979
Cher... and Other Fantasiesas Shelley
10.0
1979
Elvisas Gladys Presley
6.9
1978
King of the Gypsiesas Queen Rachel
5.9
1978
The Initiation of Sarahas Mrs. Erica Hunter
5.5
1977
Black Journalas Lea
5.5
1977
Pete's Dragonas Lena Gogan
6.3
1977
An Average Little Manas Amalia Vivaldi
7.9
1977
Tentaclesas Tillie Turner
4.6
1977
Making It In Hollywoodas Self
1976
Frosty's Winter Wonderlandas Crystal
6.6
1976
Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Gardenas Caterina
7.0
1976
The Tenantas Concierge
7.6
1976
Next Stop, Greenwich Villageas Faye Lapinsky
6.4
1975
Diamondsas Zelda Shapiro
5.3
1975
Journey into Fearas Mrs. Mathews
6.0
1975
That Lucky Touchas Diana Steedeman
6.4
1975
Poor Pretty Eddieas Bertha
5.2
1974
The Sex Symbolas Agatha Murphy
4.0
1974
Big Roseas Rose Winters
8.0
1973
The Stone Killeras Drunk Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
6.3
1973
Cleopatra Jonesas Mommy
5.7
1973
Blume in Loveas Mrs. Cramer
5.8
1973
Something to Hideas Gabriella Field
5.8
1973
The Devil's Daughteras Lilith Malone
6.6
1972
The Poseidon Adventureas Belle Rosen
7.2
1972
The Adventures of Nick Carteras Bess Tucker
3.8
1972
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?as Mrs Rosie Forrest / 'Auntie Roo'
6.2
1971
A Death of Innocenceas Elizabeth Cameron
7.0
1971
Revenge!as Amanda Hilton
6.6
1971
What's the Matter with Helen?as Helen
5.9
1970
Flapas Dorothy Bluebell
6.8
1970
How Do I Love Thee?as Lena Mervin
4.2
1970
Bloody Mamaas 'Ma' Kate Barker
5.6
1969
Arthur? Arthur!as Hester Green
3.8
1969
The Mad Roomas Mrs. Armstrong
6.2
1968
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbellas Shirley Newman
6.0
1968
Wild in the Streetsas Mrs. Max Flatow (Frost)
5.7
1968
The Scalphuntersas Kate
6.4
1967
Enter Laughingas Emma Kolowitz
4.8
1967
Easier in the Darkas Frances
6.7
1966
Alfieas Ruby
6.5
1966
Harperas Fay Estabrook
6.7
1966
The Three Sistersas Natalya
7.5
1965
A Patch of Blueas Rose-Ann D'Arcey
7.6
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Toldas Woman who is healed
6.4
1964
Time of Indifferenceas Lisa
6.2
1964
A House Is Not a Homeas Polly Adler
4.9
1963
Wives and Loversas Fran Cabrell
4.4
1963
The Balconyas Madame Irma
5.2
1962
The Chapman Reportas Sarah Garnell
5.1
1962
Lolitaas Charlotte Haze
7.3
1961
The Young Savagesas Mary diPace
6.5
1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaphas Nellie Romano
5.9
1959
Odds Against Tomorrowas Lorry
6.9
1959
The Diary of Anne Frankas Petronella Van Daan
7.2
1955
I Died a Thousand Timesas Marie Garson
6.2
1955
The Big Knifeas Dixie Evans
6.0
1955
The Treasure of Pancho Villaas Ruth Harris
5.9
1955
The Night of the Hunteras Willa Harper
7.9
1955
I Am a Cameraas Natalia Landauer
6.2
1954
To Dorothy, a Sonas Myrtle La Mar
5.8
1954
8.0
1954
Mamboas Toni Salerno
5.4
1954
Executive Suiteas Eva Bardeman
7.1
1954
Playgirlas Fran
4.3
1954
Saskatchewanas Grace Markey
5.9
1954
Tennessee Champas Sarah Wurble
6.5
1952
My Man and Ias Nancy
7.0
1952
Untamed Frontieras Jane Stevens
7.3
1952
Meet Danny Wilsonas Joy Carroll
4.4
1952
Phone Call from a Strangeras Binky Gay
6.4
1951
The Raging Tideas Connie Thatcher
5.1
1951
5.5
1951
Behave Yourself!as Katherine "Kate" Denny
6.2
1951
He Ran All the Wayas Peggy Dobbs
7.2
1951
A Place in the Sunas Alice Tripp
7.3
1950
Frenchieas Frenchie Fontaine
6.0
1950
South Sea Sinneras Coral
7.5
1950
Winchester '73as Lola Manners
7.3
1949
Take One False Stepas Catherine Sykes
5.4
1949
The Great Gatsbyas Myrtle Wilson
5.4
1949
Johnny Stool Pigeonas Terry
6.3
1948
Cry of the Cityas Brenda Martingale
6.7
1948
Red Riveras Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
7.3
1948
Larcenyas Tory
5.9
1947
A Double Lifeas Pat Kroll
6.3
1947
Killer McCoyas Waitress / Autograph Hound (uncredited)
6.3
1947
The Gangsteras Hazel (uncredited)
5.2
1947
Living in a Big Wayas Junior League Girl (uncredited)
6.0
1947
New Orleansas Mrs. Holmbright
6.6
1946
Susie Steps Outas Band Singer
10.0
1945
A Thousand and One Nightsas Handmaiden
6.1
1945
Escape in the Fogas Taxi Driver (uncredited)
5.4
1945
Tonight and Every Nightas Bubbles (uncredited)
5.5
1944
Together Againas Young Woman Fleeing Nightclub Raid (uncredited)
5.5
1944
She's a Soldier Tooas 'Silver' Rankin (uncredited)
5.5
1944
Knickerbocker Holidayas Ulda Tienhoven
5.8
1944
Sailor's Holidayas Gloria Flynn
7.0
1943
What a Womanas Secretary (uncredited)
6.3
1943
5.4